1952 Topps Mickey Mantle sets new record for type
A PSA Mint 9 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle baseball card has sold for $2.8m at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, setting a new auction record for its type. The card exceeded […]
2018-04-23
Sitting Bull signed photograph to lead at OAK Auctions
An extraordinary signed photograph of Sioux chief Sitting Bull with his family is set to headline the April 26 online sale at One of a Kind (OAK) Auctions). The image […]
2018-04-09
Stevie Ray Vaughan guitar to cross the block
Texan blues master Stevie Ray Vaughan’s first guitar looks set to be one of the highlights of the auction calendar this year. The 1951 Fender No-caster will appear in Heritage […]
2018-04-06
Pete Townshend’s smashed guitar to beat $12,500?
A guitar the Who’s Pete Townshend smashed to bits in a 1967 concert at the Long Island Arena in New York is to cross the block at Heritage Auctions. The […]
2018-04-05
1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle auctions on April 19-20
A highly rare PSA Mint 9 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle will star at Heritage Auctions’ April 19-20 Spring Sports Card Catalog sale. With an estimate in excess of $1m, it’s […]
By Tom Meyrick
Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes text to make $500,000?
Arthur Conan Doyle’s original handwritten manuscript to classic Sherlock Holmes yarn The Adventure of the Dancing Men is set to cross the block at Heritage Auctions. It’s one of very […]
2018-04-03
Naked Donald Trump statue valued at $30,000
The last survivor of the “Naked Trump” statues placed in a series of American cities in August 2016 is to sell this year. It will be the headline lot of […]
2018-03-27
Russian SA-4 Ganef missile hits $17,000
A deactivated Russian SA-4 ‘Ganef’ Cold War missile realised £12,000 ($17,056) at Summers Place Auctions’ Homes and Gardens sale on March 20. While it’s known as the 2K11 Krug in […]
2018-03-26
Mike Mitchell’s Beatles photographs sell for $360,000
Photographer Mike Mitchell’s shots of the Beatles at two early US concerts in 1964 have sold for £253,200 ($360,154). The 413 negatives were sold as a single lot (with full […]
Jesse Owens’ Medal of Honor sells at SCP Auctions
Jesse Owens’ 1976 Congressional Medal of Honor realised $128,617 at SCP Auctions on March 25, more than double the $50,000 starting bid and a record for the medal type. Owens […]
Elvis Presley 1955 poster featured at Heritage Auctions
A unique poster advertising a 1955 Elvis Presley concert at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee is selling at Heritage Auctions. Online bidding starts at $6,250 ahead of the […]
2018-03-23
Original Star Trek artwork offered at Heritage Auctions
Original artwork from a travelling exhibition celebrating cult TV series Star Trek will be sold online at Heritage Auctions on April 15. The show, titled Star Trek: 50 Artists. 50 […]
2018-03-22
Mike Mitchell’s Beatles photographs to make $346,500?
An extraordinary collection of Beatles photographs taken by teenager Mike Mitchell in 1964 are heading to auction again. The lot, set to cross the block at Beatles specialist Omega Auctions […]
2018-03-12
Albert Einstein correspondence to cross the block
A collection of correspondence from Albert Einstein relating to his attempts to free a German refugee from a Canadian camp is selling at Israel’s Winner’s Auctions on March 6. The […]
2018-03-05
Amazing Spider-Man artwork achieves record sum
John Romita Sr and Frank Giacoia’s original artwork for the cover of Amazing Spider-Man #100 (1971) led a sale of comic book art at Heritage Auctions. The piece made $478,000 […]
